The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16

fund in the manner pointed ont by Sections "a q
/ and 26 of this Ordinance
/ SEC %. BE IL further ordafnod etc Thatff any
person shall ride Or drive over any Of the public
bridges in tho parish OF Caleasieu any animal not
harnessed to vehicle or any animal haInessed e
q pleasure carriage at faster pace than tnot OF
shall ride or drive over any animal hnTnssssd to Q
vehicle other than pleasure carriage Mt faster
pace than walk shall suffer on permit any
animal harnassed to vehicle to enter on or pro
eeed over any Of the said bridges without proper
person holding tho head or having hold Of the
guide roins, every such person 30 Offending shall
forfeit and pay for every such ofense the sun Of
ten dollars
SIC "a 1T further ordained. enc. That ffauy
person shall erect cause TO be erected any bars
across any public road, or lay any timber thereon
orobstTlct IN any manner the free passage thereof
he shall forfeit and pay the sum Of fifty dollars
to be recovered by the District Attorney, upon
complaint being made TO him by any person of
such obstruction said forfeiture or tint TO be rC
covered by civil action in tho nRmo OF the parish
for the uso and benefit of that particular road
district.
SEC. Is, BE IT further ordained etc. Thatnoper.
son shall turn alter or change any public road,
unless by order of tho Police Jury under q PEN
atty OF not less than ten dollars more than
hundred dollars for each month said road is altered
turned out of its old course to be recovered by
civil suit as in the foregoing paragraph.
SEC, &c. BE it further ordained etc. That fines
and torieituFos provided for in the foregoing para
graphs, when collected, after deduCting the con.
mission Of ten per cent Of District Attorney, for
collection and tho costs Of suit shall be paid 10
the Parish Treasurer, who shall place the Same to
the credit OF the road district Ton which said fine
or forfeiture shall have been collected and shall
constitute in his hands a special fund for the
elusive benefit Of said road district said sum to
be drawn upon the warrant Of the OyeFEeer Of the
road district approved by the President Of the
Police Jury.
SIC. q. BE it further ordained etc. That ifany
person shall in any manner whatever break, in
iure or destroy any Of the public bridges, any
Of the appurtenaace sthere0i or shall iDure in any
manner any public road, causeway, ditch or drain
or shall place any matter or thing in OF at the end
OF any ditch or drain, so as to impede the free flow
Of water therein or shall unfasten remove from
its place, any timber plank other material afl
pertaining TO the public, appertaining to or in
tended for the use Of any public road bridge or |
or shall remove throw down, defaoe, |
Or in any manner niuue any mile post or direction
board, any Of the marks numbers on the |
same or shall ObstruCt in any manner the free |
passage Of any public road bridge eauseway, |
Dr. render the same unsafe to travel over or shall /
open any draw public bridge, Or any gate or |
5luice, public dam, ditch or drain, without |
authority for so doing or having such authority |
shall leave the same open without proper person
n attendance to close the same when required or
shall leave the open after sunset; every such
person offending, and their aideTs, abettoTs and
shall severally forfeit and pay the
yum Of fifty dollars for every such OfeDse, and
Ihal he also bound ia pay the amount it may cost
or the repairs or labor found necessary to be
lone by reason of the commission for any Of the
,fenses TO be sued for collected and disposed of
provided by Sections n, 3 and &c Of this ordis
nance.
SEC. Is. Be further ordained etc That the clerk
If thu Police Jury shall he required to procure for
he use of the road OverseerS at the expense Of
he parish the necessary blanks upon which to
make the reports herein required, said blanks to
81 forwarded to said OyerseeEs with the notice or
certificate Of their appointment, together with
'opy of this ordinance.
SEC g. BE it further ordained etc. That this
1TdluHnC, take effect from --, and after its
irs publication in the official organ, and that all
avs or parts OF laws Inconsistent and in conflict |
Sith the same, and on the same subject matter, |
BE- and the same arr hereby repealed
Ordained this tho day of -, in the !
year Of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred |
and Eight